Shaping Our City: The IPUT Podcast

In this episode with Despina Katsikakis, Global Lead on Total Workplace at Cushman & Wakefield, we covered a range of topics including the changing nature of work, workplace strategy, what the Gen Z generation want from workspaces & neighbourhoods, the socialisation of places and the inclusiveness of cities. “If you are in real estate, you are actually in hospitality.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode, which coincides with the recent reopening of Wilton Park in Dublin, focusses on biodiversity and the important role that green spaces play in cities. Our CEO Niall Gaffney is joined by Robert Townshend of Townshend Landscape Architects and Tom O’Mahony from Maylim, both award-winning landscape companies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, IPUT’s CEO Niall Gaffney and Head of Research Marie Hunt are joined by Peter Murray, OBE, co-Founder of New London Architecture (NLA) and founder of the London Festival of Architecture. We cover a range of topics including lessons those designing and shaping cities can learn from the city of London on delivering impactful and engaging public realm and placemaking.‘You can’t discern between public and private responsibility when curating public spaces. Equally, you can’t deliver great vision without pragmatic leadership.’ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode focusses on the important role that art and culture play in the vitality and regeneration of cities. Gemma Dean, from the Creative Land Trust in London and Patrick Murphy from Dublin’s RHA discuss a range of topics with Niall Gaffney CEO of IPUT, including the need to provide permanent workplaces for the creative arts, funding models, public & private sector collaboration, harnessing philanthropy, and the specifications of ideal creative workplaces. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, IPUT CEO Niall Gaffney and IPUT Head of Research, Marie Hunt are in conversation with Alice Charles, Director of Cities, Planning & Design at ARUP, and former Lead on Cities at the World Economic Forum. This episode considers the importance of looking outward for inspiration in relation to the stewardship of cities and city neighbourhoods and the need to take a long-term holistic view when imagining a city’s competitive advantage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, IPUT's Head of Research, Marie Hunt speaks with Camilla Siggaard Andersen from HASSELL and Barney Cringle from PRD about IPUT’s new research study ‘Making Impact’ and the ‘S’ in ESG. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, IPUT CEO Niall Gaffney speaks with Dan Shannon from MdeAS Architects and Brad Zizmor from Architecture + Information Design Agency about building design and the urban landscape in Dublin and New York, as well as the role that design can play in making better experiences in cities, neighbourhoods and workplaces and also attracting people back to cities. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, IPUT CEO Niall Gaffney and IPUT Head of Research, Marie Hunt are in conversation with Ben Rogers, a Bloomberg Distinguished Fellow in Government Innovation, and a Director of the European Cities Programme at the London School of Economics. This episode covers city management and the role that cities play from an economic and sustainability perspective. It also discusses living in cities, which cities are doing public realm well, the role of branding and the significance of directly elected mayors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.